Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists
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Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) is a non-political and professional association of librarians and Information Scientists of Bangladesh
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i young library professionals who wished to establish an association to develop the libraries and its professionals. Its inauguration was declared on the same date at "Sabuj Chattar" (Green Premises) of Modern Language Institute of Dhaka University, Bangladesh
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Later the name was changed to "Bangladesh Association of Librarian, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID)". In the Bengali language
the name is "Bangladesh Gronthagarik O Tathyanbid Samity (BALID)".
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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Birth of BALID
BALID was founded as "Bangladesh Young Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BAYLID) on January 23, 1986 by BangladeshBangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i young library professionals who wished to establish an association to develop the libraries and its professionals. Its inauguration was declared on the same date at "Sabuj Chattar" (Green Premises) of Modern Language Institute of Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
.
Later the name was changed to "Bangladesh Association of Librarian, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID)". In the Bengali language
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
the name is "Bangladesh Gronthagarik O Tathyanbid Samity (BALID)".
Aims and objectives
- To serve Library, Information and Documentation centers to develop these for all the citizen of the country.
- To help to develop the professional status of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists.
- To help to promote the professionals proficiency.
- To take care of welfare and professional interest of the members.
- To help the professionals to co-operate with various libraries, information and documentation centres.
- To make the platform for co-operation with other relevant local, regional and international organizations.
- Take part in participation in socio-economic activities and help to other same groups.